Although with modern techniques and technology hip replacement has become a routine operation with very high levels of success and patient satisfaction, it is still classes as a major surgery and understandably you are likely to have questions.
Dr Paul Macnamara, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at King's College Hospital Dubai, covers the questions below, in this short video:
- When is a hip replacement needed?
- What is a hip replacement?
- What is the best age for a hip replacement?
- What are the risks of hip replacement surgery?
- What are the benefits of hip replacement surgery?
- Can delaying a hip replacement cause problems?
- What is Rapid Recovery Hip Replacement?
- What happens during a hip replacement surgery?
- Is hip replacement a major operation?
- How long do you stay in hospital after a hip replacement surgery?
- How painful is hip replacement surgery?
- How long does a hip replacement surgery take?
- What type of hip replacement implants do you use?
- How long does it take to recover from hip replacement surgery?
- Can you live a normal life after a hip replacement?